Embedding into other programs (libmpv)

mpv can be embedded into other programs as video/audio playback backend. The recommended way to do so is using libmpv. See include/mpv/client.h in the mpv source code repository. This provides a C API. Bindings for other languages might be available (see wiki).

Since libmpv merely allows access to underlying mechanisms that can control mpv, further documentation is spread over a few places:

• https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/blob/master/include/mpv/client.h
• https://mpv.io/manual/master/#options
• https://mpv.io/manual/master/#list-of-input-commands
• https://mpv.io/manual/master/#properties
• https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv-examples/tree/master/libmpv